Being a mom is hard. Having a career is hard. Doing both is REALLY HARD! Let’s talk about it.
Episodes
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Do you pee your pants while laughing, sneezing, or doing just about anything else after having a baby? Do you have urgency issues, painful intercourse, and low back pain? Have you been told that is just how things are now after having a baby? It is important for you to know that is not true! If you feel like something isn’t “right” in your body after childbirth you deserve care. And that care you might need is pelvic floor physical therapy. In countries other than the US, this is standard practice of care. My guest today is passionate about healing women so they can live without pain and move comfortably after childbirth.
Megan Kelley has been practicing physical therapy for 7.5 years with an emphasis in pelvic health for 3 years. Megan is a biological mom to Lincoln, age 4, and she has 2 foster daughters, ages 3 and 5. She and her family enjoy spending time outdoors and camping. She also spends time developing a relationship with Christ and studying God’s Word.
Things we talk about in the episode:
- Main symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction: Pee your pants while laughing, sneezing, doing just about anything after having a baby, urgency issues, painful intercourse, and low back pain.
- There is no wrong time to see a Pelvic Floor PT; prenatal care can prepare you for birth. Ideally every woman should go at least once after giving birth for an assessment but if you are experiencing issues as you age or after having a baby a decade ago you can still benefit. We also
- We talk about what to expect from an initial exam, whether kegels are helpful or hurtful (hint: it really depends and you should get an assessment from a PT), and how to manage scar tissue from tears during childbirth.
I hope you enjoy our conversation!
The mental load is heavier now more than ever for Career Moms, signup for Robyn Miller’s course “The Mental Load Project” to begin balancing the load within your household. Use the code CAREERMOM to access an additional session with Robyn and I to focus on the Career Mom Mental Load. mentalloadproject.com/signup
Need a PT in the Quad City Area: @rockvalleypt
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Music Credit: Campfire by Scandinavianz: soundcloud.com/scandinavianz
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Today's Career Mom Conversation is a letter that I wrote to my best friend, Denise, before she gave birth to her first child. Our children are about a year apart so I wrote this at the end of my first year of being a new mom and before Denise became a mom. I came across this letter on my phone and I wanted to share it because I think all that I share still rings true today. This is what I wanted someone to tell me before I became a mom and now I want to share it with all the new moms out there.
The mental load is heavier now more than ever for Career Moms, signup for Robyn Miller’s course “The Mental Load Project” to begin balancing the load within your household. Use the code CAREERMOM to access an additional session with Robyn and I to focus on the Career Mom Mental Load. mentalloadproject.com/signup
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If you have a story or topic you want to share contact Jenny by email careermompodcast@gmail.com
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Music Credit: Campfire by Scandinavianz: soundcloud.com/scandinavianz
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Returning to work after a baby is hard! Doing that during a pandemic seems really hard! Will transitioning back to an office full time feel like as big of a change as returning from maternity leave? These are all things that are addressed in this week’s episode with Lori Mihalich-Levin. Lori was so unprepared for her transition back into the workforce having her sons that she wrote a book and created a program to help others navigating that challenging time.
She has four pillars in her book and program for returning to work and those are: mindfulness, logistics, leadership, and community. These are not only anchors for returning to work but that she uses for any major life transition. They totally relate to COVID life as well.
Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD, is an advocate for working parents and the founder of Mindful Return, a program that helps new parents return to work after parental leave. She is also a health care partner in BigLaw, the Chief Operating Officer of the Women's Leadership Forum, the author of Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave, and mama to two boys, ages 7 and 9.
Things we talk about in the episode:
- Normalizing the working parent experience by talking about it! And the importance of seeking out other working parents in your organization to create community.
- How working motherhood is the true demonstration of leadership skills; empathy, negotiation skills, managing multiple priorities and tasks at the same time, etc.
- Productivity hacks like the Pomodoro Method, MIT - most important tasks, and the Eisenhower Matrix.
The mental load is heavier now more than ever for Career Moms, signup for Robyn Miller’s course “The Mental Load Project” to begin balancing the load within your household. Use the code CAREERMOM to access an additional session with Robyn and I to focus on the Career Mom Mental Load. mentalloadproject.com/signup
Connect with Lori www.mindfulreturn.com
Follow her on instagram: @mindfulreturn
Buy her book: Amazon: Back to Work After Baby
Listen to her podcast: Parents at Work
Join the Career Mom conversation on Instagram @careermompodcast
Join the Career Mom Facebook group Career Mom Facebook Group
If you have a story or topic you want to share contact Jenny by email careermompodcast@gmail.com
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Music Credit: Campfire by Scandinavianz: soundcloud.com/scandinavianz
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
COVID19 has done a number on working parents, and working moms especially. Our already large mental load exploded when we found ourselves working from home, virtually teaching, and still managing our households.
I interviewed Dr. Robyn Miller about a year ago in Episode 08: The Mental Load Project and it is one of the most listened to episodes of the entire podcast. Career Moms are experiencing the burden of the mental load and Robyn is not only bringing awareness to the issue, but offers a course helping women share the load with their partners.
I feel so passionately about these courses that Robyn and I are partnering together for 2021 and offering extra support to Career Moms that take her course, sign up/ join the waitlist for the next enrollment here mentalloadproject.com/signup and use the CAREERMOM code when checking out to get an additional hour long session with both Robyn and I to dive deeper into the mental load of Career Moms and how to truly share it.
Robyn Miller has spent the past decade as an Australian medical doctor. In 2018, Robyn had her first child and upon returning to work after maternity leave she experienced the struggles of the "mental load". The mental load refers to the endless and invisible, planning, organizing, remembering of everything that is required to run a household that often falls on the women in a relationship. When she couldn't find any solutions or strategies on-line to help her equally share the mental load with her partner, Robyn drew upon her own skills and experience to develop a unique formula to achieve mental load equality. Her strategy worked so well, she turned it into an on-line course to support other women and couples struggling with true division of invisible and visible labor.
Things we talk about in the episode:
- The definition and examples of the mental load as well how a few ways Robyn’s program addresses sharing the load.
- How COVID has impacted the mental load and increased the emotional load of mothers as well.
- Why creating an equal load is a feminist issue and how the mental load is part of the reason the glass ceiling still exists.
Connect with Robyn at: mentalloadproject.com
Use the code CAREERMOM when signing up for the course for a free bonus session with Robyn and Jenny!
Follow her on Instagram: @mentalloadproject
Join the Career Mom conversation on Instagram @careermompodcast
Join the Career Mom Facebook group Career Mom Facebook Group
If you have a story or topic you want to share contact Jenny by email careermompodcast@gmail.com